Great Lakes Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
282 FZUS63 KMQT 160757 GLFLS Open Lake Forecast for Lake Superior National Weather Service Marquette MI 357 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 For waters beyond 5 nautical miles of shore on Lake Superior. Waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest 1/3 of the wave spectrum. Occasional wave height is the average of the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum. .SYNOPSIS...High pressure of 30.1 inches over the lower Great Lakes will continue on toward New England today. Meanwhile, a low pressure of 29.4 degrees over western North Dakota will spin northeast towards northern Manitoba through Monday as it deepens to 29.0 inches. This low extends a 29.6 inch trough over Lake Superior Sunday night before weak ridging of 29.9 inches moves over Lake Superior from the Northern Plains Monday. A low pressure around 29.3 inches looks to move off the Colorado Rockies into the Northern Plains early next week. The low will track across northern Minnesota at 29.5 inches Tuesday, reaching James Bay Wednesday morning. This low will pull a 29.8 inch trough through Lake Superior Wednesday morning. As the low lifts northeast, high pressure to 30.4 inches builds over Lake Superior Thursday. LSZ162-161600- Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand Portage MN beyond 5NM- 357 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 /257 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024/ .EARLY THIS MORNING...East winds 10 to 20 knots. Patchy fog. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 2 to 4 feet. .TODAY...East winds 10 to 20 knots becoming northeast 5 to 15 knots in the afternoon, then veering east late. Patchy fog through early afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots veering west after midnight. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast 10 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 20 knots. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots veering south by mid afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots becoming west 10 to 20 knots after midnight. Showers likely through midnight. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 20 knots becoming north 5 to 15 knots. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ263-161600- Lake Superior from Saxon Harbor WI to Upper Entrance to Portage Canal MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border including Isle Royale National Park- 357 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .EARLY THIS MORNING...Southeast winds 10 to 20 knots. Patchy fog. Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. .TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south 10 to 20 knots in the afternoon, then diminishing to 5 to 15 knots late. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots veering west late. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing southwest in the afternoon, then backing northeast late. A chance of showers through early afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely by mid afternoon. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots by mid afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 knots veering southwest after midnight. Showers likely through midnight. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet, then subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots veering north. A chance of showers. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering east. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ264-161600- Lake Superior from Upper Entrance to Portage Canal to Manitou Island MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian Border- 357 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .EARLY THIS MORNING...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Patchy fog. Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. .TODAY...Southeast winds 20 to 30 knots becoming south 10 to 20 knots late. Patchy fog. Showers likely through early afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers by mid afternoon. Waves building to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 15 knots veering west late. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots backing south late. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 15 knots veering southeast after midnight. Showers likely through midnight. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers after midnight. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 20 knots. A chance of showers. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 knots veering southwest after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots veering north. A chance of showers. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots veering east. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ265-161600- Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI Beyond 5NM from shore- 357 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .EARLY THIS MORNING...Southeast winds 20 to 30 knots. Patchy fog. Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 3 feet building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. .TODAY...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming south 10 to 20 knots late. Showers through early afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers by mid afternoon. Waves building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 knots veering southwest after midnight, then becoming west 5 to 15 knots late. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming northeast 10 to 20 knots in the afternoon, then veering east late. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 20 knots veering south after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southwest 10 to 20 knots after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots veering east. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ266-161600- Lake Superior East of a line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI and West of a line from Grand Marais MI to the US/Canadian Border Beyond 5NM from shore- 357 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .EARLY THIS MORNING...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Patchy fog. Showers likely. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. .TODAY...Southeast winds 20 to 30 knots veering south in the afternoon, then diminishing to 15 to 25 knots late. Showers through early afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers by mid afternoon. Waves building to 6 to 9 feet occasionally to 11 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 6 feet occasionally to 8 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 knots becoming southwest 5 to 15 knots late. Patchy fog. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves subsiding to 1 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...West winds 5 to 15 knots becoming north 10 to 20 knots in the afternoon, then veering east late. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 20 knots veering south after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots by mid afternoon. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 15 knots. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ267-161600- Lake Superior from Grand Marais MI to Whitefish Point MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border- 357 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 .EARLY THIS MORNING...Southeast winds 15 to 25 knots. Showers likely. Waves 2 to 4 feet. .TODAY...Southeast winds 20 to 30 knots veering south late. Showers likely. A slight chance of thunderstorms by mid afternoon. Waves building to 4 to 7 feet occasionally to 9 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 20 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after midnight. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 20 knots veering west in the afternoon, then backing east late. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves calm to 2 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 knots veering south after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet. .TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves building to 3 to 5 feet occasionally to 7 feet, then subsiding to 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...West winds 10 to 20 knots diminishing to 5 to 15 knots. Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Waves subsiding to calm to 2 feet. .THURSDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering north. A chance of showers. Waves calm to 2 feet. $$ LSZ261-161600- MAFOR 1609/ Superior West 12326 12310 11200 11300 11500 11600. A chance of thunderstorms this morning and this evening. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet today. Waves 1 foot or less tonight. Superior North Central 13346 11330 11420 12410 11510. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 to 9 feet today. Waves 3 to 6 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Superior South Central 11336 12346 11430 11420 12410 11510. A chance of thunderstorms tonight. Waves 2 to 3 feet building to 4 to 7 feet, then subsiding to 3 to 5 feet today. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet tonight. Superior East 12336 11346 11446 11430 12420 11414. A chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Waves 3 to 5 feet building to 5 to 8 feet today eventually subsiding to 2 to 4 feet tonight. $$ WFO MQT Experimental modernized open lake forecast is available online at weather.gov/mqt/glftable Graphical marine forecasts are available online at: weather.gov/greatlakes